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Despite a decade of empirical exploration of wisdom in India, local researchers predominantly rely on wisdom measures developed in foreign languages, overlooking the need for local adaptation. Adapting existing scales is a recommended approach to address the need for appropriate measures efficiently. The San-Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE-28), a prominent tool recently established through expert consensus, literature review, and latent variable psychometric method, was adapted into Hindi. SD-WISE-28 was translated into Hindi using the backward method. Factor structure was examined in a sample of 241 participants using Exploratory Factor Analysis. Then, in a separate sample of 608 participants, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to verify the measurement model. The reliability of Hindi SW-WISE-28 scores were evaluated through Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest reliability. The validity of translated scale was examined via convergent and concurrent validity. The Hindi version of SD-WISE-28 retains the seven-factor wisdom model of the original SD-WISE-28, demonstrating excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability, along with acceptable convergent and substantial concurrent validity when compared to the 3D-Wisdom scale and Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale.
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Authors are thankful to Dr. Priti Bala Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Girls P.G. College, Rampur (U.P.); Dr. Narendra Kumar Asst. Prof. VIT Bhopal University; Dr. Ram Pravesh Rajak, Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi, University of Calcutta; Zenia Nanra, Assistant Professor, Personality Enhancement Programme, Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM), Bangaluru; Nabajyoti Sharma, Kazi Nazrul University; and Prof Promila Singh, Pt Ravishankar Shukla University for their support in translation and adaptation work.
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Dewangan, R.L., Pathaka, S., Jeste, D.V. et al. Psychometric validation of Indian adaptation of the San-Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE-28). Curr Psychol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06133-y
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